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March 1 1927' s. OFFENBACH SHELF .Filed Auna) 1492s Patented Mar. 1,19.275.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHELF.

Application led August 2, 1923. Serial No. 655,314.

This invention relates to an improved electric lamp and seeks, amongother objects, to provide a device of this character embodying a standincluding an ash tray supported by the stand for convenient .use

The invention seeks, as a further object, to provide a device of thischaracter whereinthe lamp stand will also embody .a conveniently locatedbook shelf. v

And the invention seeks, as a still further object, to provide a devicewherein the 'lamp stand will further include a spring clamp for holdingpapers or the like.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation4 of my im-Y proved lamp,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2--2 of Figure 1,looking in the i direction of the arrows,

Fi re '3 is a detail elevation particularly showmg the book shelf,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view on .the line 4-4 of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken through the ash tray of thedevice.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a weighted base 10 andxed to the base is an upstanding tubular post 11 preferably square incross section. Fitting over the u per end of the post is a collar 12suitabl ed to thepost and adjustable through sai collar is a set screw13. Slidably tting through the collar is a cylindrical rod 14 extendingfreely into the post so that said rod may be adjusted vertical y uponthe post and secured in adjusted posltion by means of the set screw 13.aSecured to the upper endof the rodis a iiexible metallicftube 15 whichmay be formed from a helically wound strlp of suitable sheet metal andconnected to the free end of msaid tube is a lamp socket 16 embodying anappropriate switch 17 and carrying a reiector 18 disposed to extend overa light/bulb iitted in said socket. Extending upwardly through the post11, rod 14, and tube 15, are circuit wires 18 connected to the socket16, the circuit for the lamp being controlled, of course, by the switch17. As will be appreciated, the tube 15 may be flexed for disposing thelight bulb and reector in the exact position desired and provides ameans for adjusting the light auxiliary to the vertical adjustment ofthe rod 14, y

V"Brazed or otherwise secured to one side of the post 11 near its upperend is a metal strap forming a loop 19 and detachab-ly supported by saidloop is an ash tray 20. This ash tray is provided with a lateral rim .21and mounted on the rim are cigar holders 22 as well as an appropriatematch box hol-der 23. Mounted upon the side wall of the tra-y at a pointmidway between the ends thereof is an inverted U-shaped hook 25 bent tofit in the angle beneath the rim 21. One end of the hook as well as thetransverse portion thereof is brazed or otherwise secured to L,said sidewall and tosaid rim while the opposite end of the hook projectsdownwardly for engagementihrough the loop y19. The Afree end o-f thehook fits snugly through said loop so that the hook will serve tosupport the tray while, `at the same time, the tray may bereadily'removed and thus may be conveniently kept clean.

Brazed or otherwise secured to the side of the post below the loop 19 isa similar loop 26 and supported by said loop is a shelf 27. At its innerlongitudinal edge the shelf is provided with a medial depending. hook 28removably engaging through said loop connecting the shelf with the post11 and extending from the shelf at its louter Y corners are downwardlyconverging braces 29. At their lower ends, these braces areappropriately secured to a spring clamp'30 embracing the post 11 andgripping said post for connecting the `braces with the post. Thus, thebraces will relieve the hook 28 of the major portion of anyweight'placed upon the shelf and, as will be seen, the shelf prl'ovidesa convenient rest for a book or the li e. f

Brazed o-r otherwise: secured'to the lower end portion of the post atthe side thereof opposite the loops 19 and 26, is a similar loop 31 andremovably engaged at its lower end in said loop is an upstanding springclamp 32 extending upwardly at the adjacent side of the post. j Theclamp 32 is preferably bowed longitudinally to engage near its free endwith the post so that papers or the like may be inserted between theclamp and post to be held by said spring. It will tention is dlrected tothe fact that the posi,-

`accordingly be seen that I provide a lamp tion of the ash tray 20, bookshelf 27 and spring clamp 32 may be interclianged as de sired to thusfurther enhance the conven ience of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

As a new article of manufacture, a shelf, a tongue integral with theshelf and depending therefrom intermediate the length of its rear edgeand adapted to {it into an eye projecting from a front face of asupport, arms formed integral with said shelf and depending from thefront of the shelf adjacent its ends, said arms converging downwardlyand rearwardly and having their lower end portions bent to extend inparallel s aced relation to each other and substantially parallel to thelane of said tongue, and a spring clamp iaving a bridge portion securedagainst the inner faces of the parallel lower end portions of said armsand having arms extending rearwardly from its bridge portion to irmlygrip the support from opposed side faces thereof with the said bridgeportion engaging the front face of the support.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

soLoMoN OFFENBACH. [L a]

